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Ethical issues in the care of patients with stroke: A scoping review

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  • Sunna Rannikko
  • Minna Stolt
  • Riitta Suhonen
  • Helena Leino‐Kilpi

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Aims and objectives The aim was to identify and analyse the ethical issues in the care of patients with stroke (PwS). The goal was to understand the nature of the existing knowledge on the topic and to identify whether there are ethical issues specific to the care of PwS. Background Stroke is a disease with possible multiple effects on the patient's overall condition and experienced ethical issues in the care. Additionally, stroke impacts the life of the significant other. For health professionals, the care of PwS is challenging at different stages of the care process. The care of stroke includes several ethically sensitive situations from the perspectives of all participants. Design Scoping review. Methods The review was conducted following the five‐stage methodological framework of Arksey and O'Malley (2005). The literature search was conducted in several electronic databases and complemented with a manual search, resulting in 15 reviewed articles. The analysis was conducted by charting descriptive numerical data and by content analysis of the narrative representations. Results The studies focused on hospital or rehabilitation contexts and a high number of studies had a qualitative approach. Three main themes were identifiable: “decision‐making as an ethically challenging act,” “care process‐specific ethical issues” and “environmental ethical issues.” Conclusions Ethical issues occur at different stages of the care process of PwS and from the viewpoints of all those involved. However, not all the recognised ethical issues were stroke specific. As the number of the reviewed articles was limited, more research is needed for a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Relevance to clinical practice Individual health professionals may use the results in observing their own action from an ethical perspective and to deepen the ethical understanding of the care of PwS. In health care organisations, the results may be used in developing the ethical quality of care.

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  • Sunna Rannikko & Minna Stolt & Riitta Suhonen & Helena Leino‐Kilpi, 2019. "Ethical issues in the care of patients with stroke: A scoping review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(1-2), pages 20-31, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:28:y:2019:i:1-2:p:20-31
    DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14661
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    1. Deborah Jacks Camak, 2015. "Addressing the burden of stroke caregivers: a literature review," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 24(17-18), pages 2376-2382, September.
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